Sacred Pauses Books | Summaries & Audio

The Power of Stillness

by Jacob Z. Hess • 2019

What your LDS practice gains when you stop doing and start being still.

4.43

1k+

🏔️ Mormon Spirituality ✝️ Christian Mindfulness 🧘 Stillness Practice

The Power of Stillness 90%

What your LDS practice gains when you stop doing and start being still.

by Jacob Z. Hess 2019

4.43

1k+ ratings

🏔️ Mormon Spirituality ✝️ Christian Mindfulness 🧘 Stillness Practice

Benedictus

by John O'Donohue • 2007

How the lost art of blessing turns ordinary moments and grief into thresholds of meaning.

4.63

355

🍀 Celtic Spirituality ✨ Sacred Poetry 🧘 Contemplative Practice

Benedictus 89%

How the lost art of blessing turns ordinary moments and grief into thresholds of meaning.

by John O'Donohue 2007

4.63

355 ratings

🍀 Celtic Spirituality ✨ Sacred Poetry 🧘 Contemplative Practice

The Rest of God

by Mark Buchanan • 2006

Stop one day a week and recover everything busyness stole: the ancient gift modern life demands.

4.34

3k+

🕯️ Sabbath Practice ✝️ Spiritual Disciplines ⏰ Busyness Culture

The Rest of God 89%

Stop one day a week and recover everything busyness stole: the ancient gift modern life demands.

by Mark Buchanan 2006

4.34

3k+ ratings

🕯️ Sabbath Practice ✝️ Spiritual Disciplines ⏰ Busyness Culture

Pause, Rest, Be

by Octavia F Raheem • 2022

Rest is not laziness; it's how you build the courage for endings, limbo, and starting again.

4.37

458

🧘 Restorative Yoga 🧎 Stillness Practices 🚪 Liminal Spaces

Pause, Rest, Be 89%

Rest is not laziness; it's how you build the courage for endings, limbo, and starting again.

by Octavia F Raheem 2022

4.37

458 ratings

🧘 Restorative Yoga 🧎 Stillness Practices 🚪 Liminal Spaces

Invitation to Solitude and Silence

by Ruth Haley Barton • 2004

Your desperation is the doorway. Sit still in silence and let God do the rest.

4.35

3k+

🕯️ Contemplative Prayer 🤫 Silence And Solitude 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Invitation to Solitude and Silence Summary

Invitation to Solitude and Silence 89%

Your desperation is the doorway. Sit still in silence and let God do the rest.

by Ruth Haley Barton 2004

4.35

3k+ ratings

🕯️ Contemplative Prayer 🤫 Silence And Solitude 🌱 Spiritual Formation

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

by John Mark Comer • 2019

Hurry is a spiritual sickness. The ancient, unhurried practices that restore a life worth living.

4.50

99k+

🧘 Spiritual Disciplines 🕊️ Sabbath Practice 🤫 Silence And Solitude

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry Summary

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry 89%

Hurry is a spiritual sickness. The ancient, unhurried practices that restore a life worth living.

by John Mark Comer 2019

4.50

99k+ ratings

🧘 Spiritual Disciplines 🕊️ Sabbath Practice 🤫 Silence And Solitude

Invitation to Retreat

by Ruth Haley Barton • 2018

The spiritual detox your soul actually needs: less phone, more silence, and permission to sleep.

4.44

981

🏞️ Spiritual Retreat 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 😴 Burnout And Rest

Invitation to Retreat 89%

The spiritual detox your soul actually needs: less phone, more silence, and permission to sleep.

by Ruth Haley Barton 2018

4.44

981 ratings

🏞️ Spiritual Retreat 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 😴 Burnout And Rest

Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools

by Tyler Staton • 2022

The raw, rhythmic, secret prayer that begins in silence and makes a life look foolish.

4.57

16k+

🧘 Contemplative Prayer 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 🏃‍♂️ Hurry Sickness

Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools Summary

Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools 89%

The raw, rhythmic, secret prayer that begins in silence and makes a life look foolish.

by Tyler Staton 2022

4.57

16k+ ratings

🧘 Contemplative Prayer 📖 Spiritual Disciplines 🏃‍♂️ Hurry Sickness

The In-Between

by Jeff Goins • 2013

Your life isn't delayed. The waiting itself is the beginning of everything that matters.

3.75

750

📖 Spiritual Memoir ⏳ Waiting As Growth 🧘 Contemplative Living

The In-Between 89%

Your life isn't delayed. The waiting itself is the beginning of everything that matters.

by Jeff Goins 2013

3.75

750 ratings

📖 Spiritual Memoir ⏳ Waiting As Growth 🧘 Contemplative Living

An Unhurried Life

by Alan Fadling • 2013

Hurry is a heart problem, not a schedule one. Adopt Jesus's unhurried work-rest rhythm.

4.19

1k+

🕊️ Spiritual Disciplines 🛐 Sabbath Rest ⏳ Overcoming Hurry

An Unhurried Life 89%

Hurry is a heart problem, not a schedule one. Adopt Jesus's unhurried work-rest rhythm.

by Alan Fadling 2013

4.19

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Disciplines 🛐 Sabbath Rest ⏳ Overcoming Hurry

The Word in the Wilderness

by Malcolm Guite • 2014

Speed has flattened our spiritual lives. Slow poetry restores depth to the wilderness of Lent.

4.58

1k+

🌿 Lenten Reflections ✍️ Poetry And Faith 📖 Lectio Divina

The Word in the Wilderness 89%

Speed has flattened our spiritual lives. Slow poetry restores depth to the wilderness of Lent.

by Malcolm Guite 2014

4.58

1k+ ratings

🌿 Lenten Reflections ✍️ Poetry And Faith 📖 Lectio Divina

[John Mark Comer] The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

by auspicious

Jesus never hurried. His daily practices can rescue your soul from the speed of modern life.

4.53

159

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🐢 Slow Living

[John Mark Comer] The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry Summary

[John Mark Comer] The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry 89%

Jesus never hurried. His daily practices can rescue your soul from the speed of modern life.

by auspicious

4.53

159 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🐢 Slow Living

The Contemplative Pastor

by Eugene H. Peterson • 1987

Pastoral busyness is quiet betrayal. An unhurried, subversive reclaiming of spiritual direction.

4.38

2k+

🐑 Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation ☁️ Contemplative Spirituality

The Contemplative Pastor 89%

Pastoral busyness is quiet betrayal. An unhurried, subversive reclaiming of spiritual direction.

by Eugene H. Peterson 1987

4.38

2k+ ratings

🐑 Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation ☁️ Contemplative Spirituality

The Sabbath

by Abraham Joshua Heschel • 1951

The first holy object was a day. The Sabbath offers liberation from a civilization of things.

4.37

8k+

🕍 Jewish Spirituality ✡️ Sabbath Theology ⏳ Sacred Time

The Sabbath 89%

The first holy object was a day. The Sabbath offers liberation from a civilization of things.

by Abraham Joshua Heschel 1951

4.37

8k+ ratings

🕍 Jewish Spirituality ✡️ Sabbath Theology ⏳ Sacred Time

The Power of Ritual

by Casper ter Kuile • 2020

From shared meals to phone-free Sundays: the rituals that build meaning without religion.

3.86

7k+

🏛️ Secular Spirituality 🧱 Ritual Design ✨ Everyday Sacred

The Power of Ritual 89%

From shared meals to phone-free Sundays: the rituals that build meaning without religion.

by Casper ter Kuile 2020

3.86

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Secular Spirituality 🧱 Ritual Design ✨ Everyday Sacred

The Book of Nature

by Barbara Mahany • 2023

Nature, God's first testament, written in birds and seasons. No translation needed, only attention.

4.26

100

🌿 Nature Spirituality ✝️ Christian Mysticism 🧘 Contemplative Practice

The Book of Nature 89%

Nature, God's first testament, written in birds and seasons. No translation needed, only attention.

by Barbara Mahany 2023

4.26

100 ratings

🌿 Nature Spirituality ✝️ Christian Mysticism 🧘 Contemplative Practice

Aflame

by Pico Iyer • 2025

Fire took everything. In a monastery above the Pacific, he found what silence returns.

3.79

1k+

🏔️ Monastic Spirituality 🤫 Silence And Solitude 🔥 Impermanence

Aflame 88%

Fire took everything. In a monastery above the Pacific, he found what silence returns.

by Pico Iyer 2025

3.79

1k+ ratings

🏔️ Monastic Spirituality 🤫 Silence And Solitude 🔥 Impermanence

Man Is Not Alone

by Abraham Joshua Heschel • 1951

Meaning is discovered, awe is required, and God needs us as much as we need God.

4.41

690

🕊️ Philosophy Of Religion ✡️ Jewish Theology 🌌 Wonder And Awe

Man Is Not Alone 88%

Meaning is discovered, awe is required, and God needs us as much as we need God.

by Abraham Joshua Heschel 1951

4.41

690 ratings

🕊️ Philosophy Of Religion ✡️ Jewish Theology 🌌 Wonder And Awe

The Unplugged Hours

by Hannah Brencher • 2024

She unplugged for a thousand hours. What came back was the life she'd been scrolling past.

4.23

2k+

🧘 Digital Detox 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 📱 Attention Economy

The Unplugged Hours 88%

She unplugged for a thousand hours. What came back was the life she'd been scrolling past.

by Hannah Brencher 2024

4.23

2k+ ratings

🧘 Digital Detox 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 📱 Attention Economy

Walking in Wonder

by John O'Donohue • 2018

The modern world dulls the soul. Wonder, nature, grief, and aging are the doorways back.

4.45

1k+

☘️ Celtic Spirituality 📝 Contemplative Essays 🌳 Nature Mysticism

Walking in Wonder 88%

The modern world dulls the soul. Wonder, nature, grief, and aging are the doorways back.

by John O'Donohue 2018

4.45

1k+ ratings

☘️ Celtic Spirituality 📝 Contemplative Essays 🌳 Nature Mysticism

A Hidden Wholeness

by Parker J. Palmer • 2004

The soul hides when it feels unsafe. How to create a room where it finally speaks.

4.09

4k+

🧘 Contemplative Practice 🪷 Soul Care 👥 Group Facilitation

A Hidden Wholeness 88%

The soul hides when it feels unsafe. How to create a room where it finally speaks.

by Parker J. Palmer 2004

4.09

4k+ ratings

🧘 Contemplative Practice 🪷 Soul Care 👥 Group Facilitation

The Power of Silence

by Robert Sarah • 2016

We use noise to hide from ourselves. A cardinal's case for silence as the way back.

4.41

3k+

✝️ Catholic Spirituality 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 🤫 Silence And Solitude

The Power of Silence 88%

We use noise to hide from ourselves. A cardinal's case for silence as the way back.

by Robert Sarah 2016

4.41

3k+ ratings

✝️ Catholic Spirituality 🙏 Contemplative Prayer 🤫 Silence And Solitude

Liturgy of the Ordinary

by Tish Harrison Warren • 2016

Your sink, your inbox, your commute: a priest unpacks the spiritual weight of an ordinary Tuesday.

4.32

25k+

🕯️ Liturgical Theology 🏠 Everyday Faith 🙌 Embodied Worship

Liturgy of the Ordinary 88%

Your sink, your inbox, your commute: a priest unpacks the spiritual weight of an ordinary Tuesday.

by Tish Harrison Warren 2016

4.32

25k+ ratings

🕯️ Liturgical Theology 🏠 Everyday Faith 🙌 Embodied Worship

Dropping the Struggle

by Roger Housden • 2016

What if self-improvement is the problem? Finding peace by dropping the fight with your life.

3.89

114

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💗 Self-Acceptance 🍃 Letting Go

Dropping the Struggle 88%

What if self-improvement is the problem? Finding peace by dropping the fight with your life.

by Roger Housden 2016

3.89

114 ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💗 Self-Acceptance 🍃 Letting Go

Four Elements

by John O'Donohue • 2010

Four elements, one modern forgetting: a poet restores the conversation between landscape and soul.

4.25

415

🕯️ Celtic Spirituality 🌍 The Four Elements 🤫 Silence And Solitude

Four Elements 88%

Four elements, one modern forgetting: a poet restores the conversation between landscape and soul.

by John O'Donohue 2010

4.25

415 ratings

🕯️ Celtic Spirituality 🌍 The Four Elements 🤫 Silence And Solitude

Thoughts in Solitude

by Thomas Merton • 1956

Solitude is not geography. It is the interior awakening where silence replaces everything unreal.

4.02

3k+

🕯️ Contemplative Prayer ⛪ Monastic Spirituality 🔥 Christian Mysticism

Thoughts in Solitude 88%

Solitude is not geography. It is the interior awakening where silence replaces everything unreal.

by Thomas Merton 1956

4.02

3k+ ratings

🕯️ Contemplative Prayer ⛪ Monastic Spirituality 🔥 Christian Mysticism

No Nonsense Spirituality

by Brittney Hartley • 2024

Spirituality without God or woo: a practical path to meaning built on awe, connection, and science.

4.44

843

🌿 Secular Spirituality 🤔 Existentialism 🕯️ Ritual Design

No Nonsense Spirituality 88%

Spirituality without God or woo: a practical path to meaning built on awe, connection, and science.

by Brittney Hartley 2024

4.44

843 ratings

🌿 Secular Spirituality 🤔 Existentialism 🕯️ Ritual Design

Rhythms of Renewal

by Rebekah Lyons • 2019

The four rhythms that undo anxiety at the source. Most people skip the first one entirely.

4.08

7k+

🕊️ Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation 📿 Spiritual Disciplines

Rhythms of Renewal 88%

The four rhythms that undo anxiety at the source. Most people skip the first one entirely.

by Rebekah Lyons 2019

4.08

7k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation 📿 Spiritual Disciplines

Ordering Your Private World

by Gordon MacDonald • 1983

Driven people crash. Called people last. What changes in the quiet.

4.20

6k+

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧭 Inner Life 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines

Ordering Your Private World 88%

Driven people crash. Called people last. What changes in the quiet.

by Gordon MacDonald 1983

4.20

6k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧭 Inner Life 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines

Get Your Life Back

by John Eldredge • 2020

Sixty seconds, given to God: the smallest practice that undoes what noise does to the soul.

4.42

5k+

🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 💙 Soul Care 🙏 Practicing Presence

Get Your Life Back 88%

Sixty seconds, given to God: the smallest practice that undoes what noise does to the soul.

by John Eldredge 2020

4.42

5k+ ratings

🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 💙 Soul Care 🙏 Practicing Presence

Einstein and the Rabbi

by Naomi Levy • 2017

Found: Einstein's letter on cosmic oneness. A rabbi's guide to the soul it inspired.

4.28

1k+

🕍 Jewish Spirituality 🧭 Spiritual Self-Help 🔮 Jewish Mysticism

Einstein and the Rabbi 88%

Found: Einstein's letter on cosmic oneness. A rabbi's guide to the soul it inspired.

by Naomi Levy 2017

4.28

1k+ ratings

🕍 Jewish Spirituality 🧭 Spiritual Self-Help 🔮 Jewish Mysticism

Working the Angles

by Eugene H. Peterson • 1987

Pastoral work has drifted into running a religious business. Three ancient practices call it back.

4.35

2k+

🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🧭 Spiritual Direction

Working the Angles 88%

Pastoral work has drifted into running a religious business. Three ancient practices call it back.

by Eugene H. Peterson 1987

4.35

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🧭 Spiritual Direction

A Circle of Quiet

by Madeleine L'Engle • 1971

A farmhouse, a brook, an hour of silence: what a writer found when she finally stopped.

4.21

7k+

🖊️ Writing Life 🙏 Contemplative Faith 🎨 Creative Process

A Circle of Quiet 88%

A farmhouse, a brook, an hour of silence: what a writer found when she finally stopped.

by Madeleine L'Engle 1971

4.21

7k+ ratings

🖊️ Writing Life 🙏 Contemplative Faith 🎨 Creative Process

The Irrational Season

by Madeleine L'Engle • 1976

Why a fragmented self finds wholeness only by embracing the darkness and an impossible God.

4.19

2k+

📖 Spiritual Memoirs ✝️ Contemplative Christianity 🤔 Paradox And Faith

The Irrational Season 88%

Why a fragmented self finds wholeness only by embracing the darkness and an impossible God.

by Madeleine L'Engle 1976

4.19

2k+ ratings

📖 Spiritual Memoirs ✝️ Contemplative Christianity 🤔 Paradox And Faith

Deep Meditation - Pathway to Personal Freedom

by Yogani • 2005

A mantra practice that develops inner silence and a witnessing awareness unshaken by daily life.

4.20

518

🕉️ Mantra Meditation 🧘 Effortless Meditation 👁️ Witnessing Awareness

Deep Meditation - Pathway to Personal Freedom Summary

Deep Meditation - Pathway to Personal Freedom 88%

A mantra practice that develops inner silence and a witnessing awareness unshaken by daily life.

by Yogani 2005

4.20

518 ratings

🕉️ Mantra Meditation 🧘 Effortless Meditation 👁️ Witnessing Awareness

Sabbath

by Dan B. Allender • 2009

You resist Sabbath not from busyness, but from a hidden fear of delight.

3.93

1k+

🕯️ Sabbath Observance ✝️ Christian Spirituality 🎉 Christian Hedonism

Sabbath 88%

You resist Sabbath not from busyness, but from a hidden fear of delight.

by Dan B. Allender 2009

3.93

1k+ ratings

🕯️ Sabbath Observance ✝️ Christian Spirituality 🎉 Christian Hedonism

Breath by Breath

by Larry Rosenberg • 1998

Breath as teacher: a guide to the meditation that builds clarity, steadiness, and real freedom.

4.35

975

🧘 Insight Meditation 🪷 Theravada Buddhism 🌬️ Mindful Breathing

Breath by Breath 88%

Breath as teacher: a guide to the meditation that builds clarity, steadiness, and real freedom.

by Larry Rosenberg 1998

4.35

975 ratings

🧘 Insight Meditation 🪷 Theravada Buddhism 🌬️ Mindful Breathing

Sacred Rhythms

by Ruth Haley Barton • 2006

Move your spiritual life from duty to desire through the ancient rhythms of solitude and Sabbath.

4.28

5k+

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 📜 Rule Of Life 🕯️ Sabbath Keeping

Sacred Rhythms 88%

Move your spiritual life from duty to desire through the ancient rhythms of solitude and Sabbath.

by Ruth Haley Barton 2006

4.28

5k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 📜 Rule Of Life 🕯️ Sabbath Keeping

The Silent Life

by Thomas Merton • 1957

What four monastic orders discovered by stripping life to silence: a Trappist's survey.

4.06

192

⛪ Catholic Monasticism 🙏 Contemplative Spirituality 🤫 Silence And Solitude

The Silent Life 88%

What four monastic orders discovered by stripping life to silence: a Trappist's survey.

by Thomas Merton 1957

4.06

192 ratings

⛪ Catholic Monasticism 🙏 Contemplative Spirituality 🤫 Silence And Solitude

Take Your Time

by Eknath Easwaran • 1994

Hurry promised more hours; it delivered less. The practice that reclaims the time your mind steals.

4.31

593

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 📜 Wisdom Traditions 🐌 Slow Living

Take Your Time 88%

Hurry promised more hours; it delivered less. The practice that reclaims the time your mind steals.

by Eknath Easwaran 1994

4.31

593 ratings

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 📜 Wisdom Traditions 🐌 Slow Living

The Alphabet of Grace

by Frederick Buechner • 1969

No burning bush required. Grace hides in morning coffee, awkward silences, and the sound of leaves.

4.08

958

🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🌿 Everyday Spirituality 📖 Spiritual Memoir

The Alphabet of Grace 88%

No burning bush required. Grace hides in morning coffee, awkward silences, and the sound of leaves.

by Frederick Buechner 1969

4.08

958 ratings

🧘 Contemplative Christianity 🌿 Everyday Spirituality 📖 Spiritual Memoir

Opening to God

by David G. Benner • 2010

Trade the chore of prayer for whole-life communion, guided by four ancient movements.

4.42

561

🕯️ Contemplative Prayer 📖 Lectio Divina 🧠 Psychology And Faith

Opening to God 88%

Trade the chore of prayer for whole-life communion, guided by four ancient movements.

by David G. Benner 2010

4.42

561 ratings

🕯️ Contemplative Prayer 📖 Lectio Divina 🧠 Psychology And Faith

How to Walk

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2013

Walking is the meditation you're already doing. Here's how to actually arrive.

4.16

3k+

👣 Walking Meditation 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation ☸️ Buddhist Practice

How to Walk 88%

Walking is the meditation you're already doing. Here's how to actually arrive.

by Thich Nhat Hanh 2013

4.16

3k+ ratings

👣 Walking Meditation 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation ☸️ Buddhist Practice

Golden

by Justin Zorn • 2022

Silence heals the brain. Justice requires it. We've engineered a world that forbids both.

3.86

547

🏦 Attention Economy 🧘 Inner Silence 👂 Active Listening

Golden 88%

Silence heals the brain. Justice requires it. We've engineered a world that forbids both.

by Justin Zorn 2022

3.86

547 ratings

🏦 Attention Economy 🧘 Inner Silence 👂 Active Listening

Redeeming Your Time

by Jordan Raynor • 2021

Your worth is not your output. From that freedom, how to get the right things done.

4.45

2k+

🛐 Faith And Work ⏳ Time Management 🎯 Focus And Attention

Redeeming Your Time 88%

Your worth is not your output. From that freedom, how to get the right things done.

by Jordan Raynor 2021

4.45

2k+ ratings

🛐 Faith And Work ⏳ Time Management 🎯 Focus And Attention

Eternal Echoes

by John O'Donohue • 1998

Celtic wisdom reframes longing as the soul pulling you toward belonging, not a void to escape.

4.42

1k+

🍀 Celtic Wisdom 📖 Spiritual Essays 🕯️ Soul Work

Eternal Echoes 88%

Celtic wisdom reframes longing as the soul pulling you toward belonging, not a void to escape.

by John O'Donohue 1998

4.42

1k+ ratings

🍀 Celtic Wisdom 📖 Spiritual Essays 🕯️ Soul Work

Seven Sins for a Life Worth Living

by Roger Housden • 2005

Pleasure, idleness, not knowing. Seven vices recast as the foundation of a fully lived life.

3.59

141

🕊️ Spiritual Self-Help 👁️ Sensory Awareness 🪷 Embracing Imperfection

Seven Sins for a Life Worth Living Summary

Seven Sins for a Life Worth Living 88%

Pleasure, idleness, not knowing. Seven vices recast as the foundation of a fully lived life.

by Roger Housden 2005

3.59

141 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Self-Help 👁️ Sensory Awareness 🪷 Embracing Imperfection

Word in the Wilderness

by Malcolm Guite • 2014

A poem a day for Lent: let language restore what routine has worn thin.

4.51

🕯️ Lenten Readings 📖 Poetry Devotionals 🧘 Contemplative Prayer

Word in the Wilderness 88%

A poem a day for Lent: let language restore what routine has worn thin.

by Malcolm Guite 2014

4.51

39 ratings

🕯️ Lenten Readings 📖 Poetry Devotionals 🧘 Contemplative Prayer

The Book of Awakening

by Mark Nepo • 1999

The life you want hides inside the one you have. A poet's year of daily unearthing.

4.22

11k+

📿 Contemplative Spirituality 📅 Daily Meditations 🧘 Presence Practice

The Book of Awakening 88%

The life you want hides inside the one you have. A poet's year of daily unearthing.

by Mark Nepo 1999

4.22

11k+ ratings

📿 Contemplative Spirituality 📅 Daily Meditations 🧘 Presence Practice

Love for Imperfect Things / The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down

by Haemin Sunim

The hidden peace beneath your racing thoughts: a Buddhist monk's short lessons on slowing the mind.

4.36

3k+

🧘 Buddhist Self-Help ☸️ Zen Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness Practice

Love for Imperfect Things / The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down Summary

Love for Imperfect Things / The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down 88%

The hidden peace beneath your racing thoughts: a Buddhist monk's short lessons on slowing the mind.

by Haemin Sunim

4.36

3k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Self-Help ☸️ Zen Buddhism 🧠 Mindfulness Practice

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